Luskan

One of many regions that a player can pick from as their character's origin.

Lore

Luskan, also known as the City of Sails, was a port city at the mouth of the River Mirar on the Sword Coast North. Luskan, despite the presence of the Ten Towns is considered by many to be civilizations farthest reach.

Although once a bustling city, in the days prior to the Spellplague, the city would suffer greatly at the hands of Arklem Greeth. The resulting disaster would allow the Spellplague to nearly decimate the city, with it having only a fraction of it's former populace.

In Game Text

The dismal city of Luskan festers on the northern shores of the Sword Coast, its days of glory and prominence far behind it. A magnet for freaks, cast-offs, and fugitives, Luskan replenishes its dying population with a steady stream of exiles fleeing justice or persecution. Most people who end up in Luskan soon look for a way out, a chance to escape a pointless death at the hands of madmen, fiends, or worse.

Origins

Ex-Gang Member - You were a member of a small but dangerous group of thugs, but after a betrayal you were left for dead on the streets.

Luskan Bounty Hunter - You managed to make a living hunting down dangerous criminals in Luskan.